Earlier this month artist and curator Julie Karabenick wrote to tell us about a massive new artist’s interview with Claremont, CA artist Karl Benjamim at her website Geoform. Karabenick, who organized the show Ordered in 2006 at the now-closed Siano Gallery, interviewed Benjamin, an eminence grise in the field of geometric abstraction, and the result is a 4-page spread loaded with Benjamin’s bright-colored works and insights into the artist’s compositions and working methods.

Some of Benjamin’s works remind me of Odili Donald Odita’s paintings and when I looked through the interview I saw many vibrant works that made me smile. They’re bold and beautiful and call to mind many things in the real world.

“I don’t very often use the word “genius,” but Karl certainly is one,” said Karabenick in an email. “The quality and breadth of work he began to produce just a few short years after teaching himself to paint (while teaching elementary school fulltime!) is simply remarkable.”

I love Karabenick’s art activism on Geoform. If you don’t know the site you should take a look. It’s rich with many artist interviews and loads of images. Karabenick’s one-woman crusade to educate about artists who make this type of work is generous and a great public service.